Orioles fall to Rays 5-2 in doubleheader opener

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kevin Gausman delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Alex Colome delivers against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Guyer follows through on a double against the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Guyer follows through on a double against the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist follows through on a single against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist follows through on a single against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)

CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION TO MATT JOYCE AND NOT BEN ZOBRIST AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist is congratulated after scoring on a single by Jose Molina against the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)The Associated Press

CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION TO MATT JOYCE AND NOT BEN ZOBRIST AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist is congratulated after scoring on a single by Jose Molina against the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2014, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Gausman will have plenty to think about after he heads back to the minor leagues.

Serving as the 26th man for the Orioles in a doubleheader against Tampa Bay, Gausman yielded five runs over five innings as Baltimore lost the opener 5-2 on Friday.

"Obviously, four walks, that's putting a lot of guys on base," Gausman said. "I felt like a lot of them happened with two outs, and that's huge. Not only does it kind of get you out of whack, but it also gets your pitch count up."

Gausman didn't have a perfect inning and walked at least one in the second, third and fourth innings, during which the Rays turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead.

"His stuff was there. He couldn't really get into a rhythm with the command," Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph said. "Walks aren't really common for him. ... The guys he walked ended up scoring."

Gausman's immediate future is a trip back to Triple-A Norfolk, manager Buck Showalter said. Gausman has jockeyed between Norfolk and Baltimore for much of the season, a trend that will continue at least into July.

Gausman (3-2) was outdone by Rays rookie Alex Colome (1-0), who allowed only two singles over 5 2-3 innings to earn his first win in over a year.

Colome, like Gausman, was wild. The difference was that he didn't let that impact his performance.

Also serving as the 26th man, Colome walked four and threw two wild pitches. But he gave up only one run in his fourth big league start.

The 25-year-old hoped his performance would provide him the opportunity to get another chance to impress at the big league level.

"I'm very motivated to do the right things," Colome said through an interpreter. "I want to come up here and show that I belong here and I want to pitch here."

Colome certainly made an impression on Orioles star Adam Jones, who said, "He's got good stuff. He was throwing 92, 96, 97. We put some swings on some balls, but he was better than us today."

Jake McGee worked the ninth for his second save.

Brandon Guyer had three doubles, scored twice and drove in a run to help Tampa Bay improve to 2-7 against Baltimore this season. The Rays had lost 11 of their previous 13 games on the road.

Manny Machado homered for the Orioles, who finished with only three hits — one after the second inning. Baltimore grounded into two double plays, making it 11 in five games.

"I think what's been troubling us the last five, six games has been the double-play ball," Jones said. "Those are the biggest rally killers."

Baltimore got a first-inning run when Nick Markakis singled and scored on a groundout by Chris Davis.